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Honors/Extra Essay

Your honors essay exam assignment is posted below. DO NOT plagiarize your answers, or you risk earning a grade of ZERO on your exam. English II - Honors Exam

This Week

Seniors This week, we are preparing for the midterm/final and working on a revision: Monday-Wednesday Choose one of three essays to revise: Analysis 2, Analysis 3, or Synthesis 2 Print and share with at least two fellow students Due (shared) by end of class Thursday  Thursday-Friday Study rhetorical terms from three quizzes Annotate three analysis prompts in class ONE of these three will be your essay on the midterm/final  Sophomores We are finishing up discussion of Macbeth this week. Through quizzes and homework, I will give you a preview of questions to consider on the midterm, but there will be no exam on the play. Your summary of Engel's chapter on Shakespeare is due on Tuesday. It should follow the suggestions for summary discussed in class, and it should be around 250 words, formatted according to MLA. This is optional for non-honors students. Your midterm review is now posted, as well.

Homework

Sophomores Read Act One of Macbeth and answer questions at the end of the section (p346): Comp Check and #2-6. Quiz on Thursday over Act One and introductory notes. Seniors Annotate your handout (new copies by my door) and print ad. We will organize and plan your essays in class.